arXiv · 1409.6749
Twisted limit formula for torsion and cyclic base change
Abstract
Let $G$ be the group of complex points of a real semi-simple Lie group whose fundamental rank is equal to 1, e.g. $G= \SL_2 (\C) \times \SL_2 (\C)$ or $\SL_3 (\C)$. Then the fundamental rank of $G$ is $2,$ and according to the conjecture made in \cite{BV}, lattices in $G$ should have 'little' --- in the very weak sense of 'subexponential in the co-volume' --- torsion homology. Using base change, we exhibit sequences of lattices where the torsion homology grows exponentially with the \emph{square root} of the volume. This is deduced from a general theorem that compares twisted and untwisted $L^2$-torsions in the general base-change situation. This also makes uses of a precise equivariant 'Cheeger-M\"uller Theorem' proved by the second author \cite{Lip1}.
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Nicolas Bergeron, Michael Lipnowski. 2014-09-23. Twisted limit formula for torsion and cyclic base change. https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.6749
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